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The Countess of Dufferin was the first steam locomotive to operate in the Canadian prairie provinces and is named after Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Countess of Dufferin (later Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava), the wife of the Earl of Dufferin, a Governor General of Canada. [1] [2]
It marked several firsts in Canada: it was the first known double-track railway, the first steam-powered railway, and the first railway system known to have carried passengers regularly. [7] It was built on Cap Diamant to haul stone and other construction materials for the Citadelle of Quebec up from a wharf below.
Canada Central Railway: Acquired by Canadian Pacific. Canada Coal and Railroad Company: northwestern Nova Scotia: 1905–1906: Sold to become MCR&PC. Canada Coals and Railway Company: northwestern Nova Scotia: 1892–1905: Sold to become CC&RC. Canada Southern Railway: Acquired by MCRR, later NYC. Sold to CPR and CN. Abandoned. Canadian ...
Steam 4-4-0: 1877 built Canadian Pacific Railway headquarters, Ogden, Alberta: Last CP steam locomotive to pull an official train, on November 6, 1960. Canadian Pacific 374: 4-4-0: 1886 built Engine 374 Pavilion, Vancouver, British Columbia: Pulled first CPR transcontinental passenger train into Vancouver, in 1887 Countess of Dufferin: Steam 4 ...
LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman was the first steam locomotive to officially reach 100 mph (160 km/h), on 30 November 1934. 41 018 climbing the Schiefe Ebene with 01 1066 as pusher locomotive (video 34.4 MB) A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.
Canadian National Railway No. 6400 is a preserved 4-8-4 “Confederation” or “Northern” type locomotive built in June 1936 for the Canadian National Railway (CNR).. It was the first member of the five streamlined U-4-a Class “6400 Series” engines to be delivered, which were the first streamlined steam locomotives in Canada. 6400 in particular is the most famous and notable, having ...
The first steam locomotive was turned out on Wednesday, December 20, 1854. This was the first of four locomotives for the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, which was being built at that time. A further order of five locomotives for the GTR followed in October and November 1856.
1804 – First steam locomotive railway using a locomotive called the Penydarren or Pen-y-Darren was built by Richard Trevithick. It was used to haul iron from Merthyr Tydfil to Abercynon, Wales. The first train carried a load of 10 tons of iron. On one occasion it successfully hauled 25 tons.